The countdown has started to the Paris climate conference at the end of the year and this time, there will be a binding deal between the parties to cut emissions, according to Mark Kenber, chief executive at The Climate Group.
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The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Mallinckrodt (MNK) is now the #52 analyst pick, moving up by 4 spots.
This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each broker, and then ranking the 500 components by those average opinion values.
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The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, International Business Machines (IBM) is the #29 analyst pick. Within the broader S&P 500, when components were ranked in terms of analyst favorites, IBM claims the #439 spot.
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A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) is the #27 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector. The companies listed in the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index are not fixed, but instead variable — updating on a continuous[...]
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A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is the #29 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Within the broader S&P 500, when components were ranked in terms of analyst favorites, IBM claims the #439 spot.
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The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So in this series we look at the largest insider buys by[...]
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